This week marks a special time for Hey Clinic — our 10 year anniversary for opening up our doors as a lifelong scoliosis center! Today is the first day I’ve had a few minutes to sit down and reflect on that, after a very busy several weeks. The text that I got this morning was […]
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Can realignment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis actually help prevent and/or reverse disc damage to lower lumbar discs?
For my last 19+ years of practice at both Duke Medical Center, and Hey Clinic, I have had a lot of experience caring caring for the full age spectrum of scoliosis, from 3yo congenital scoliosis, early onset scoliosis AIS, Scheuermann’s kyphosis and adult deformity. This “natural history” experience has given me long-range insight on […]
Encouraging Word for the PreMeds: “Dr. Diet, Dr. Quiet, and Dr. Happy”
I’ve been reading a very good book called “God’s Hotel” by Dr. Victoria Sweet that was suggested to me by Dr. Jeff Baker, a wonderful Duke Pediatrician, who is also a medical historian, with a PhD, no less. Jeff had suggested this book as a good way to learn more about the the history of […]
Does scoliosis surgery really help quality of life? Weaving together daily experiences with patients and families with Joy in the Journey.
Wow, we had a HUGE amount of interest in my blog last night. I just got home from surgery and a hospital meeting and only have a few minutes to share before I have to get to bed for big surgeries tomorrow. Whew I am tired, but it has been a great day! My hope […]
What is Life Long Effect of Scoliosis? 40 year old scoliosis patient tells his story from childhood, adolescent diagnosis through surgery recently
42 yo woman with 89 degree preop kyphosis corrected by Dr. Hey October 2014 40 yo thoracolumbar curve fixed by Dr. Hey Oct 6 2014 (6.5h) This week we performed scoliosis surgery on two 13 yo young ladies with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and a 40 yo gentleman with 73 degree thoracolumbar scoliosis, and a 42 […]